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Enfield, Middlesex [504]

Enfield, London [158]

Enfield New South Wales [64]

Enfield England [44]

Enfield, London, Middlesex [35]

Enfield [20]

Enfield Lock, Middlesex [18]

Enfield South Australia [17]

Enfield Wash, Middlesex [17]

Enfield Victoria [5]

Enfield, Meath [5]

Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex [5]

Enfield, Essex [4]

Enfield Highway, Enfield, Middlesex [3]

Enfield Lock, London [3]

Enfield, Hertfordshire [3]

Enfield Highway, Middlesex [2]

Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England [2]

Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Enfield, Enfield Wash, Middlesex [2]

Enfield, Middlesex, England [2]

Enfield, Middx [2]

2 Enfield Terrace, Gordon Road, Hornsey Vale, Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Bush Hill Park, Enfield [1]

Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Cheshunt Enfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Cheshunt, Enfield, Hertfordshire [1]

EDMONTON ENFIELD MIDDLESEX ENGLAND [1]

Edmonton Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Edmonton, Enfield, London [1]

Enfield Middlesex [1]

Enfield Highway England [1]

Enfield Highway, London, Middlesex [1]

Enfield Highway, Middx [1]

Enfield Lock, Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Enfield Lock, Essex [1]

Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England [1]

Enfield Lock, Surrey [1]

Enfield Lock,Middlesex. [1]

Enfield Middlesex [1]

Enfield Tower England [1]

Enfield Town, Middlesex [1]

Enfield Wash [1]

Enfield Wash England [1]

Enfield Wash, London [1]

Enfield Wash, Midlothian [1]

Enfield Wash, North London [1]

Enfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Enfield, County Meath [1]

Enfield, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal [11]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Captain [4]

Gunner [4]

Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signalman [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Chemist [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Flight Clerk Stores [1]

Garment Mender [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [10]

London Regiment [8]

Honourable Artillery Company [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS Nomad [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1]

15th Hussar's Regiment [1]

15th Hussars [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

1st Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

28th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

99th Battalion [1]

Air raid victim, London [1]

Alexandra [1]

American Ambulance Hospital [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [503]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [222]

Australian Imperial Force [135]

British Army [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [113]

S [102]

B [97]

W [93]

H [89]

P [55]

R [50]

M [49]

D [42]

G [38]

F [37]

E [34]

L [32]

T [30]

A [27]

J [21]

K [17]

N [11]

V [10]

O [6]

I [5]

U [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [946]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Enfield, Middlesex [504] Enfield, London [158] Enfield New South Wales [64] Enfield England [44] Enfield, London, Middlesex [35] Enfield [20] Enfield Lock, Middlesex [18] Enfield South Australia [17] Enfield Wash, Middlesex [17] Enfield Victoria [5] Enfield, Meath [5] Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex [5] Enfield, Essex [4] Enfield Highway, Enfield, Middlesex [3] Enfield Lock, London [3] Enfield, Hertfordshire [3] Enfield Highway, Middlesex [2] Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England [2] Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Enfield, Enfield Wash, Middlesex [2] Enfield, Middlesex, England [2] Enfield, Middx [2] 2 Enfield Terrace, Gordon Road, Hornsey Vale, Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Bush Hill Park, Enfield [1] Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex [1] Cheshunt Enfield, Hertfordshire [1] Cheshunt, Enfield, Hertfordshire [1] EDMONTON ENFIELD MIDDLESEX ENGLAND [1] Edmonton Enfield, Middlesex [1] Edmonton, Enfield, London [1] Enfield Middlesex [1] Enfield Highway England [1] Enfield Highway, London, Middlesex [1] Enfield Highway, Middx [1] Enfield Lock, Enfield, Middlesex [1] Enfield Lock, Essex [1] Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England [1] Enfield Lock, Surrey [1] Enfield Lock,Middlesex. [1] Enfield Middlesex [1] Enfield Tower England [1] Enfield Town, Middlesex [1] Enfield Wash [1] Enfield Wash England [1] Enfield Wash, London [1] Enfield Wash, Midlothian [1] Enfield Wash, North London [1] Enfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Enfield, County Meath [1] Enfield, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [54] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal [11] Stoker 1st Class [9] Lance Corporal [8] Able Seaman [6] Captain [4] Gunner [4] Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Driver [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Signalman [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Chemist [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Flight Clerk Stores [1] Garment Mender [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant RNVR [1] Master at Arms [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing Staff [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Sapper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [10] London Regiment [8] Honourable Artillery Company [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Army Service Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS Nomad [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1] 15th Hussar's Regiment [1] 15th Hussars [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 1st Australian Infantry Battalion [1] 28th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 99th Battalion [1] Air raid victim, London [1] Alexandra [1] American Ambulance Hospital [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [503] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [222] Australian Imperial Force [135] British Army [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [113] S [102] B [97] W [93] H [89] P [55] R [50] M [49] D [42] G [38] F [37] E [34] L [32] T [30] A [27] J [21] K [17] N [11] V [10] O [6] I [5] U [2] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [946] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1]

Jesse Ernest John Douch

Born 1897

Died 1970

British Army 512107 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 512107 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance

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Benjamin Brodie Boultwood

Born 1889

Died 1932

British Army 19001 Private 15th Hussars

British Army 19001 Private 15th Hussar's Regiment

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Ernest Nott

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army TF/641004 Gunner Royal Field Artillery D Battery, 7th Reserve Brigade

British Army 194423 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 374th Battery

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Terence Edward Egan

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5809 Private Middlesex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ewart Freeman Wilson

Born 1889

Died 1934

British Army 53202 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

British Army 2971 Serjeant London Regiment 2nd Battalion Queen Victoria Rifles

British Army 354118 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Cecil Charles Fountain

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92453

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Adrian Charles Gordon

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Temporary Major Royal Field Artillery 16th County of London Battery, 6th London Brigade

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Edward Robert Halfhide

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army G/7351 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harold Boorer

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 50041 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 85th Siege Battery

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Albert Byford

Born 1887

Died 1951

British Army SE 29240 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Alfred Linger

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 60900 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60900 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60900 Corporal Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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Reuben John Shadwell

Born 1897

Died 1980

British Army 21750 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th (Service) Battalion

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Percy Leonard Wheeler

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 533081 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 185592 Private Royal Air Force

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Charles Knight

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army 3643

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Robert Harry Bunting

Born 1899

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103144

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103144 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force Depot (Halton)

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Edgar George Crockett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1585 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1585 Private London Regiment 1/15

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Herbert Wallace Roberts

Born 1883

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Chief Chemist Ministry of Munitions HM Factory, Queensferry

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John Patrick Copinger

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 5264 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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James C Mcloughlin

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 64278 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Graves Masters

Died 1914

British Army 74198 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 41st Brigade Ammunition Column

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